Jose Iglesias' Emergence as 'Stunning Slugger' Not Enough to Prevent Another Stomach-Punch Red Sox Loss (Video)

Jose Iglesias’ Emergence as ‘Stunning Slugger’ Not Enough to Prevent Another Stomach-Punch Red Sox Loss (Video)

by Dan Duquette Jr. on Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:54PM

Just when the Red Sox look like a team finding its groove and ready to make some noise against divisional opponents, they find a new way to revert back to their usual 2012 form.

In a game that featured strange decision-making from the very outset — notably, the call to start Pedro Ciriaco in center field — the Red Sox still managed to look good. Great, in fact, when you factor in the game that Jose Iglesias had.

The 22-year-old Red Sox shortstop had his first career three-hit game, and his first major-league home run to boot. Things were looking good for the Sox until all of a sudden, Andrew Bailey had coughed up the lead, and the game was over on a B.J. Upton walk-off blast.

Still, NESN Nation's Dan Duquette is awarding Iglesias our "Stunning Slugger" player of the game in honor of his first big-league homer. Who's yours?

Who is your "Stunning Slugger" player of the game?

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